Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“BDV”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BOUW DAK VOCHT · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Gent · since 1964
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Support activities for crop production · La Louvière · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Belgische Demonstreerdersvereniging · Stabroek · since 1996
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Investigation and private security services · Estaimpuis · since 1998
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Computer programming · Poperinge · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Bulles de vie · Evere · since 2017
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Profondeville · since 2004
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging van Doodskistenfabrikanten van Groot-Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1941
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Abbreviation of Bij' De Vieze Gasten · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 1974
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Advertising agencies · Zoersel · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wasseiges · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Lochristi · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN/DUTCH VIRAGO STAR CLUB · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of BDV Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2023
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Veterinary services · Mesen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Le Brochet de la Dyle · Chastre · since 1955
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Abbreviation of Broederlijk Delen · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of BEHEERMAATSCHAPPIJ DOM · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Buddy Dive · Aalter · since 1990
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Insurance agents and brokers · Menen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of b.d. – Bernard DOCQUIR · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Abbreviation of BENEDICTION DIVINE-ENTRAIDE · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BOEKHOUDKANTOOR DEWULF · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zedelgem · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Blind Drift · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Ternat · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BouwDroog · Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of les vis tchinis de noste commune · Other amusement and recreation activities · Walhain · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bodard Désamiantage · Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Seraing · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Backstage Dance · Etterbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Broken Dogs · Villers-la-Ville · since 2026